Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-18
The murder Trial.

George DistIich, charged with the
murder of Andrew Schneider at the
Cape Horn saloon, on the llth of Octo.
ber, 1886, was concluded yesterday in
the Superior Court. At the time of the
homicide the story was given in full in
the HERALD. As the only new phase OF
the case developed the statement of the
slayer as given. he not having made any
at the time of the examination before
the committing magistrate.
DIETRIcH's STORY.
l am the defendant in this case; was
acquainted with Andrew Schneider in
his lifetime. I met Andrew Schneider
on the llth OF October, 1886; /
met him in Peter Mueller's saloon;
l came to the saloon between and s
o'clock that evening; l asked for
glass of beer; Schneider gave me the
beer; took my purse out OF my pocket
and dollar dropped on the door, and
Fred. Summer picked it up and handed
it to Schneider, and said: "There are
four drinks to be taken out" / sat
down at the table and Summer, Mueller,
schneider and myself played cards. ]
lost three games-I and my partner, and
the Others two. We then stopped;
Mueller and shook dice; lost; 1 paid
forty cents for what had lost. then
asked Fred. Summer to give me back my
dollar that he had picked up; he gave
it to me and they all went cut; then
two young men came in and asked for
drinks. l called for q drink that was
coming to me; was going to drink
my beverage when Schneider grabbed
the glass and split my whisky. He then
called me e. b. and said had split
two bits worth of whisky. told him !
was no s. b., that my father and
mother were living and respectable; he
then came from behind the bar with o
policemans club. and said, 81 will kill
you'll" and jumped at me; then the two
young men interfered. He went back
behind the bar and I went toward the
door. He drew o revolver and said he
would kill me yet. He could not shoot
me then because I was behind the
door. He then came out anu
the two men stopped him and l escaped.
Peter Mueller came in as went out and
the two men followed out. attempted
to tell Mueller what his bartender had
done, when he took me by the arm and
threw me out. I told him / spent my
money and he did not do right by throw
ing me out. said would not 60 into
his saloon again. As I said that, Schnei-
der came out again with his
revolver and I ran off. Andrew
Schneider grabbed me by the coat
and hit me on the head with the revol-
YER and knocked me down on the
ground. When I was down he kept
kicking me, and said: sYou g. of q
b., will kill you right here!" When
got up two policemen took me. l did
not know where / was. did not have
knife at the time, nor never carried one.
l did not use any knife on Andrew
Schneider that night. I could not have
used one if I had had one. / did not
seek trouble or a fight, and ran away
when danger threatened. never had
any trouble with Andrew Schneider be-
fore. was in good standing with Peter
Mueller for two years. l did not see
Peter Mueller when was down. My
eyes and face were so full OF blood that
could not see anyone. l heard his
voice. He told Andrew Schneider to
stop whipping me. had been drinking,
but was not drunk. / knew what I was
doing. When went out Of the saloon
did not see the two men who were in
the saloon. first knew that Schneider
was cut after had been In the police
station about two hours. A reporter
told me. ! have been in California
about three years. / have known Peter
Mueller two years. nevor worked for
him.